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The Pacific War Dates: July 7, 1937 - August 14, 1945 Began with the Second Sino-Japanese war, between China and Japan Concluded with Japans surrender to the Allied powers

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Prelude to War Japan seeks to establish The Greater East Asia Co- Prosperity Sphere –a bloc of Asian nations led by the Japanese and free of Western powers –Invasions of Manchuria and Korea follow Three political forces in Japan: –Emperor Hirohito –Civilian Government –Military branches The army informs the civilian govt of the Manchuria campaign two months after it begins.

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Fleet Admiral Yamamoto Fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto The US fleet is a dagger pointed at our throat and must be destroyed. I can run wild for six months,after that, I have no expectation of success. - Yamamoto, during discussions on the planned Pearl Harbour Attack

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Attack on Pearl Harbour Dec 7, 1941. A day that will live in infamy

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Bataan Death March April 1942 –12,000 Americans walked 60 miles to a POW camp –No food or water –5,000 died

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Battle of Coral Sea First naval battle carried out entirely by aircraft. The enemy ships never even came into contact with each other May 7, 1942 Strategic Allied victoryhalted the Japanese advance on Australia

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The Battle Of Midway June 4-7 1942 6 months after Pearl Harbour Yamamoto seeks to capture Midway atoll and thus confront and destroy the US Navys carrier forces.

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The Battle of Midway The first major carrier vs. carrier engagement Decided by cryptanalysis, tactics, radar, pilot skill, weather, and luck.

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The Battle of Midway Scouts from the US fleet find the Japanese Fleet first A delayed scout means the Japanese fleet receives a warning of US carriers only minutes before the first US planes attack After losing many planes in ineffective strikes, US dive bombers manage to set three Japanese carriers on fire. A Japanese counterstrike does heavy damage to one US carrier Japanese battleships never see combat

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Guadalcanal8/42-2/43 Who: US vs. Japan Where: Island near Australia one of Solomon Islands What: One of the most vicious campaigns –Japanese put up a fierce resistance –US has superior air and naval power Results: –First time US land troops defeat Japanese –Americans are able to secure the island

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The Final Year The US retakes the Philippines in a long and costly campaign. Borneo, Iwo Jima and the Okinawa fall, with heavy losses on both sides. The military leadership of Japan refuses to give up, in spite of the loss of the bulk of their forces. An edict is issued, ordering civilians on the main Japanese islands to construct bamboo spears and meet the invaders on the beaches. US Bombers produce a firestorm in Tokyo, killing 100,000 people in two days. The US, Britain and China issue the Potsdam Declaration, demanding Japans surrender.

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Iwo Jima February-March 1945 Island off the coast of JapanJapanese soil –Longest sustained aerial offensive of the war –More marines sent than in any other battle –100,000 men fighting on an island the 1/3 the size of Manhattan –Japanese fought from below groundAllies rarely saw a soldier –The battle was won inch-by-inch Volcanic island deeply entrenched

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Hiroshima - 90,000 to 100,000 persons were killed immediately - 145,000 persons perish from the bombing by the end of 1945. Nagasaki Leveled Area: 6.7 million square meters Damaged Houses: 18,409 Casualties Killed------73,884 Injured-----74,909 Total------148,793 (Large numbers of people died in the following years from the effects of radioactive poisoning.)